Now accepted for coverage in the Social Science Citation Index!

Children & Society

Published on behalf of the National Children's Bureau

Edited by:
Allison James, Nigel Thomas and Martin Woodhead

Children & Society is an interdisciplinary journal publishing high quality research and debate on all aspects of childhood and policies and services for children and young people. The journal is based in the United Kingdom, with an international range and scope.

Children & Society embraces academic research, policy and practice in relation to the health, education and welfare of children from infancy through to adulthood. The journal informs all those who work with and for children, young people and their families by publishing innovative papers on research and practice across a broad spectrum of topics, including: theories of childhood; children's everyday lives at home, school and in the community; children's culture, rights and participation; children's health and well-being; child protection, early prevention and intervention.

TopNews and Announcements

New Joint Book Review Editor Required
A new joint book review editor is required to work with Nicola Hilliard, Children & Society joint book review editor and Head of the Library and Information Service at NCB. The main tasks include identifying suitable reviewers for books received, editorial work associated with book reviews and attendance at twice-yearly editorial board meetings in London. It is expected that the new joint book review editor will have an established reputation in one or more major areas of child research, an interdisciplinary approach and a broad-based knowledge of themes, issues and policies relating to children and young people, covering the full age-range of 0-18 years.

Deadline for applications is 31 January 2010. Enquiries to Nicola Hilliard: nhilliard@ncb.org.uk in the first instance.

Now accepted for coverage in the Social Science Citation Index!
We are delighted to announce that Children & Society has been accepted into the ISI Social Science Citation Index beginning Volume 22 (2008). ISI will review citations over the following two year period and produce the first impact factor for Children & Society for 2010 (published June 2011) based on 2008 and 2009 citations.

Online Submissions
Authors are able to submit their paper to Children & Society online using Manuscript Central. Benefits of online submission include:

• Fast decisions on your paper. Submission, review and communication are all handled online. No more postal delays or lost messages!
• Easy. Write your paper on any word processor. Simply save text as RTF or Word. Graphics can be uploaded separately in any popular format, including PowerPoint and Excel.
• Convenient. Submit from any computer with an Internet connection. No software needs to be installed. All you need is a Web browser, Acrobat Reader and email.
• Responsive. Decisions sent by email, revisions made online. The moment a decision is taken, an email is dispatched. You can respond to the comments and submit a revised version online.
• Transparent. Track your manuscripts online. Return to the site at any time to see the current status of your submission.

To make a submission, simply visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/chso Full instructions and support are available on the site and a user ID and password can be obtained on the first visit.

Articles Published Online ahead of Print
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through our Early View feature before the print edition of this journal is published. To view this content online, please click here.

Online content now available back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these articles please visit our Librarian Site.

TopHighlights

Recent Themed Issue:
Deprivation, Intervention and Prevention
Volume 22, Issue 2, March 2008

Recent Special Issues:
Special Issue: Child Slavery Worldwide
Volume 22, Issue 3, May 2008
Guest Editor: Gary Craig

Special Issue: Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children: Local and Global Perspectives
Volume 21, Issue 4, July 2007
Guest Editors: Jo Boyden & Jason Hart

Special Issue: Gender and Ethnicity in Children's Everyday Lives
Volume 20, Issue 2, April 2006
Guest Editors: Virginia Morrow & Paul Connolly